Holy Confessors Ioane (Maisuradze) and Giorgi-Ioane (Mkheidze) (†1957 & †1960) — September 8 – Old Style / September 21 – New Style
Holy Confessors Ioane (Maisuradze) and Giorgi-Ioane (Mkheidze) (†1957 & †1960) Archimandrite Ioane (Basil Maisuradze in the world) was born in...
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Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri (9th century) — April 15 – Old Style / April 28 – New Style
Memory 15 April (28 April) Saint Eprem the Great of Atsquri — one of the most important figures in...
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Holy King Demetre The Devoted (†1289) — March 12 – Old Style / March 25 – New Style
Saint Demetre the King, also called “the Devoted,” was a great-grandson of Holy Queen Tamar.God sent St. Demetre many tribulations...
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Holy Hierarch Ioane Of Khakhuli (10th–11th Centuries) — March 10 – Old Style / March 23 – New Style
In the second half of the 10th century King Davit Kuropalates founded Khakhuli Monastery in the historical region of Tao,...
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Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) The Catholicos (†1001) — March 3 – Old Style / March 16 – New Style
Holy Catholicos Ioane IV (Chrysostom) led the Apostolic Church of Georgia from approximately 980 to 1001.Catholicos Basil III’s “Story of...
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The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (†1227) — October 31 – Old Style / November 13 – New Style
Memory 13 November The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (†1227) In 1227 Sultan Jalal al-Din of Khwarazm and his army...
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Venerable Abba Ioseb of Alaverdi (†570)
Memory 15 (28) September Blessed Abba Ioseb of Alaverdi was a disciple and companion of St. Ioane of Zedazeni, who...
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Venerable Ioane-Tornike Of Mt. Athos (10th Century)
Memory 25 June Tornike Eristavi (later Ioane of Mt. Athos) was a Georgian army commander famed for his victories in war...
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Hieromartyr Anthimos of Iberia, Metropolitan of Wallachia — June 13 – Old Style / June 26 – New Style
On this day, June 13 according to the Julian (Old Style) Calendar — June 26 by the civil calendar —...
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Holy Apostle Stephen — June 15 – Old Style / June 28 – New Style
On this day, June 15 according to the Julian Calendar (June 28 civil calendar), the Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates Holy...
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